Reel seating means for fishing poles



March 15, 1938. C D, STROMGREN ZLS REEL SEATING MEANS FOR FISHING POLESFiled March 25, 1937 @i Char/e5 Jimmy/en Patented Mar. 1 5, 1 93S 2,1 l1,98@

UNETED STATES PATENT OFFIC REEL SEATING MEANS FOR FISHING POLES CharlesD. Stromgren, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application March 23, 1937, Serial No. 132,522

9 Claims. (Cl. i3-22) This invention relates generally to iishingsection and part of the reel is broken away to tackle and moreparticularly to means for de facilitate illustration. tachably mountingshing reels on fishing rods, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. l withthe reel or poles. removed except for a portion of the base therev,fiThe ordinary means for attaching reels to of; 5 iishing rods compriseswhat is termed a reel seat Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a modiedwhich is permanently attached or mounted on form of reel seat showingthe base portion of the pole and which is adapted to accommodate thereel mounted therein; the base portion of the shin-g reel. These seatsFig. 4 is a cross section on line llof Fig. 3.

are ordinarily formed with a channel-way or seat Fig. 5 is a fragmentaryplan View of another l0 portion which is bounded at each side by a ribmodified form of reel seat and showing the reel running longitudinallyof the channel-way. At base mounted thereon.

one end of this channe1-way is a slot beyond Fig. 6 is a cross sectionon line 6 6 of Fig. 5; which is formed an arcuate bridge under which andone arm of the base of the ordinary shing reel Fg- 7 iS a fragmentaryplan View 0f a third l is adapted to nt, A slip ring or adjustablebridge moded form of the invention. is slidably mounted on the reel seatand adapted Fig. 3 iS e fragmentary SeCtOIlel elevation 0n to be forcedover the other end of the reel base une 3 8 0f Fig. 2- in Order t0 dampthe reel to thevbase' Referring to Fig. 1, reference numeral l i indi-Reel seats and fishing reels are made in vari- Cates a fishing p01? 0nwhich is mounted by means 20 ous SZeS and t is Common to mount differentof the cord wrappings l2, a preferred form of reel Sized reels onfishing poles for dierent types of seat, generally indicated byreference numeral i3, shing. Consequently, great difficulty is en.- uponWhlch 1S mounted a' shmg feel 14- countered in properly securing varioussized reels The reel Seat comprlses a' Sea. member g5 hav' 35 to afishing pole which has a reel seat attached mg .a Central portlon. mhaving extend@ end 25 thereto which is designed primarily toaccommopori-lons n about Whlch the Cord mappings i2 date a particularsized reel. Thus, if the reel are Wound' to hold the Seat to the pole'Mounted on the central portion. IE of the reel seat are the seat channelway and the base of the reel do not Clamps I8 and m1 under which theextensons or coflt the seat fails to properly hold the shing o reelrigid upon the pole. Consequently in play- 'lg 2g1lnd 2l of the reelbasemi are adap'ed 30 n ese clamps comprise a central clamping ing a sh, thereel slips about on the seat to the bodgh 0I. plate 24 which has formedthereon de monvfemencetof the fisherman' h pending leg portions 25 atthe lower end of which fn ISW 3f i12@ madeqlacy Qf t presnt type arehorizontally disposed fulcrum screws 2t which 3 o ree sea, to `lrmly hcVa11O1lS S1Z eS 0f shmg extend a short distance under the centralporreels, it is a primary obJect of this mventlon t0 tion l5 of the reelseat and thereby retain the D FOVlde 1 H1D10Ved nfleellfls OI attachlngVal'lOU-S clamps in a slidably mounted relation to the seat SlZed Shllgreels t0 2' fishing T0d 0 1 p01@ S0 that except as hereinafterdescribed. At the outer end such reels W111 be Securely and 1 lgldlymounted' of the clamps are screws 2l' on which are mounted It is afurther object of this invention to pro the knur1ed clamping nuts 28which serve to 40 vide a reel Seat which 1S Da'tleula'ly ,adapted t0force the toes 29 of the clamp downwardly against cooperate wlth venousSwed reels hel-Vine bases the arms on the base of the reel. The screws2e with notches, or slots, cut in the ends thereof in thus provide afulorurn against which the clamp- Order t0 rgldly held the feel. It 1S@JSG en Obing nuts operate to force the toes of the clamps 3 3 ject ofthis invention to provide a reel seat which downwardly 45 iSpartieulllly adapted t0 Cooperate with a shing One of the objects ofthis invention is to prereel having ebSe fOlmed With DlOjectionstherevent the reel from moving laterally on the reel on in order torigidly hold the reel. seat and for accomplishing this purpose abut-Other objects and advantages of this invention ment screws 3e and 30aare provided which exya are apparent in the drawing, which S fOlllUSIatend downwardly through the respective clamps 50 tive purposeonly, and in which: in a plane with the leg portions of the clamps Fig.l is a fragmentary side elevation of a iishand spaced halfwaytherebetween. The abuting pole showing a preferred form of reel seatment screw in the clamp i8 extends downattached thereto and showing areel mounted in Wardly a sufficient distance to engage the notch 5 thereel seat. Part of the reel seat is shown in 20 of the arm 20 but notfar enough to engage 55 the top of the central portion I6 of the seatmember. Clamping member I8 is therefore slidably adjustable along theseat member, On the other hand, abutment screw 30a on clamp IS is madelonger than the screw 3D and extends into a hole I6 in the seat memberthus anchoring the clamp i9 upon the seat member.

To prevent the reel from transverse or lateral movement on the reel seatthe reel base arms are respectively provided at their ends with notches2li and ZI' which are adapted to accommodate the abutment screws 30 and38a respectively.

In the operation of the device the reel is placed upon the seat memberand the forward arm 2I of the reel base slipped under the clamp I9 andagainst the abutment screw 36a so that the abutment screw Iis within theconnes of notch 2l. The clamping nut on clamp I9 is then tightenedforcing the toe of the clamp downwardly upon the upper portion of thearm 2l. The clamp I8 which, up to this time, may be assumed to have beenat some position on the seat member to the left of the position itoccupies in Fig, l, is moved toward the reel until the abutment screw 3Gnts in the notch 20 of arm 2i). The clamping nut 23 is then tightenedagainst the upper surface of the seat member and thus forces the toes 29of the clamp against the upper surface of the arm 2i).

From this description it can be seen that whether the reel base arms areof small or large dimensions the reel will in any case be positivelyheld in the position in which it is clamped and cannot be displacedlaterally or longitudinally.

It is not essential to this invention that the iulcrum screws 26 beprovided, as it is within the scope of this invention to form the lowerend of the legs 25 of the clamp in some other manner. It is also withinthe scope of the invention to provide the reel base arms with anyparticular type of notch or slotted end and it is not intended to limitthis invention to the V- notch shown.

In Fig. 3 is shown a modified form of the invention in which the seatmember 32 is provided at one end with a slidably mounted clamp 33 and atthe other end with a stationary clamp 34. These clamps each comprise ascrew 35 which has a washer 36 adjacent its head and on the undersurface of the seat member. On the upper surface of the seat member is aclamp member 31 which is adapted to be forced downwardly into a clampingposition by the clamping nut 38.

The clamp 34 is rigidly mounted on the reel seat and, in the case ofthis clamp, the screw 35 extends through a hole in the reel seat. On theother hand the clamp 33 is slidably mounted on the reel seat which isprovided with a slot 39 through which the screw 35 of the clamp 33extends. With this construction a reel may be attached to the reel seatin the same manner in which it is attached to the preferred form of theinvention. However, in this form of the invention the screw 35 serves inthe dual capacity of being both a means for holding the clamp togetherand also an abutment member which cooperates with the notches in thereel base arms.

In Figs. and 6 is shown another modification of the invention in which aseat member 4B is provided which has a transverse slot 4I beyond whichis located a bridge 42 which has a downwardly extending projection orrib 42' pressed in its center. This seat member 40 resembles an ordinarytype of reel seat in that it has a central seat portion, or channel-way44 which is bounded by the ribs 45. The bridge 42 differs from theordinary bridge in having the pressed downwardly extending projectionabove referred to. At the opposite end of the reel seat is slidablymounted a saddle 4S. This saddle has its lower ends bent back uponthemselves as shown at 41 tori-lt over the lower edges of the reel seat40. The saddle is provided with set screw 48 to hold the saddle inadjusted position upon the reel seat. The saddle is also provided with acentral downwardly extending projection or rib 46' which is pressedtherefrom. When the reel is placed in position upon the seat theprojections on the bridge and the saddle are adapted to t into therespective notches in the base of the reel thereby holding it inposition in a manner similar to the way the reel is held in thepreferred form of the invention. In this form of the invention the arm2l oi' the reel base 22 is slid under the bridge 42 so that theprojection 42 on the bridge extends into the notch 2l. The retainingplate 46 is then moved into the position in which it is shown in Fig. 5,its projection 46' fitting into the notch 2D in arm 20. The adjustmentscrew 48 is then tightened to hold the plate in position and the reel isthen firmly mounted upon the seat.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 it iscontemplatedA that any type of projection might be utilized in place ofthe pressed inverted ribs or projections 42 and 46'.

In Fig. 7 another modification of the invention is shown in which thearms 5I! and 5I of a reel base 52 are provided with pins 53 ateacn endwhich extend above the upper surface of the arms. In the retaining plate54 is a notch or slot 54 which is adapted to receive the pin 53 of' arm5i). The bridge 55 is provided with a notch 55 adapted to accommodatethe pin 53 of arm 5I'at the opposite end of the reel base 52. Thisconstruction likewise rmly holds the reel upon the reel seat.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination, a fishing reel having extended arms thereon forming abase; a reel seat member adapted to be attached to a shing pole; clampson said seat member engaging the arms on said reel; and interengagingcooperating notch and projection means on said arms and said clamps forpreventing movement of said reel relative to said seat member.

2. In combination, a fishing reel having arms thereon forming a base,said arms being notched at their ends; a reel seat member adapted to beattached to a iishing pole; clamps on said seat member engaging saidarms; and abutment members on said clamps for engaging the notched endsof said arms.

3. In combination, a fishing reel having arms thereon forming a base,said arms being notched at their ends; a reel seat member; a clamp xedlymounted on said seat member; a clamp slidably mounted on said seatmember; an abutment member on each of said clamps; said reel beingmounted on said seat member so that the notched ends of said arms engagethe respective abutment members of said clamps.

4. A reel seat for shing poles and the like, comprising: a seat memberadapted to be attached to a fishing pole; a clamp slidably'mounted onsaid seat member; a clamp fixedly mounted on said seat member; each ofsaid clamps including a plate portion spaced above the sea-t member andhaving clamping toes at oneend and screw means at the other end andhaving depending leg portions adapted to act as fulcrum means fortightening said clamps.

5. In combination, a shing reel having extended arms forming a base, aseat member adapted to be attached to a shing pole; clamps on said seatmember engaging said arms, each of said clamps including a plate portionspaced above the seat member and having clamping toes at one end andscrew means at the other end and having depending leg portions adaptedto act as fulcrum means for tightening said clamps; and interengagingmeans on said reel and said seat member for preventing movement of saidreel relative to said seat member.

6. A reel seat for shing poles and the like, comprising: a seat memberhaving a longitudinal slot; a clamp slidably mounted in the slottedportion of said seat member; and a clamp fixedly mounted on said seatmember; said clamps comprising a bolt extending through said seat memberand having a clamping plate and thumb nut mounted thereon above saidseat member.

7. In combination, a fishing reel having arms thereon forming a base,said arms being notched at their ends; a seat member having alongitudinal slot; a clamp slidably mounted ony the slotted portion ofsaid seat member; a clamp xedly mounted on said seat member; said clampseach comprising a bolt extending through said seat member and having aclamping plate and a thumb nut mounted thereon above said seat member;said bolts being adapted to act as abutment members for the notched endsof said arms.

8. A reel seat for shing poles and the like comprising: a seat memberhaving a transverse bridge and a slot adjacent said bridge, said bridgehaving a projection formed thereon; and a saddle slidably mounted onsaid seat member, said saddle having a projection formed thereon.

9. In combination, a fishing reel having arms forming a. base, said armsbeing notched at their ends; a seat member having a transverse bridgeand a slot adjacent said bridge, said bridge having a projection formedthereon; and a saddle slidably mounted on said seat member having aprojection formed thereon; the projections on said bridge and saidsaddle being adapted to en- Vgage the notched ends of said arms.

CHARLES D. STROMGREN.

